Dozens upon dozens of 3″ vivid tangerine blooms are borne on long stalks, though they’re not a favored cut flower since they bend so quite easily. Easy to grow and thrumming with hummingbirds, monarch butterflies and countless beneficial pollinators.
~From Fruition Seeds in Naples NY 
 
Direct Seed (recommended): After final frost, sow every 8″ and thin to one every ~2′. Light required to germ, so barely cover seed. Full sun is best. Any (even poor) soil is suitable. Harvest flowers when 90% open for bouquets.
Transplant: Sow indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost, transplanting after frost with spacing below.
 
	
Sowing Date: After frost; Late May- early June
	
Seed Depth: 1/2 inch
	
Days to Germination: 7-14 days
	
Days to Maturity: 85
	
Plant spacing after thinning: 2 feet
	
Height: 5-7 feet